Tuesday, 4 November 2014

38 Down, 18 To Go!

I am pleased to have finally got around to picking this up again. It was a shame to have done all that work on it and then to leave it abandoned for so long…

If I'm honest, it's not my favourite design which probably explains why I didn't rush to complete it. There are LOTS of chains and tiny rings which means that it has a tendency to "misbehave". I've tried to press it as I went to keep it in shape but I can see it will be a nightmare to wash!

Also, if it was me, I would have made the butterfly motif with just two little rings at the top rather than three. I know it's a stylised butterfly but it would have looked more "butterflyish" with either two small rings (for the tip of antennae) or one small ring with long picots (for a head with antennae). Don't you think?

Still, I can finally see the end in sight of this really long-term project (I can't find the original post at the moment but I think I started this - I'm embarrassed to say! - two years ago?) I now have 38 of the last round butterflies completed and 18 more to go.

You can do it! You can do it! (Of course you can.). Those last 18 will fly by and you will have another stunning piece in your home. I agree about the three rings though, I wonder what the designer was thinking?

It is the designer in you coming out, wanting 2 rings for the butterfly. I understand, it would be more like the original. I wonder if the 3rd ring isn't for stability? Regardless, you are doing a wonderful job. I love the color you've chosen and your work is beautiful - as always.

Doilies, and especially large ones, have a strange attraction to people. Also to people who dress plainly, who live with minimalistic furniture, and proclaim that lace is old fahioned. But, it is LACE, and that is magic,...I love this oily!!